Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Pesticides Are Key Topics for GEOHealth Programs
Through the NIH Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) Program, seven groups will pursue research and training in low- and middle-income countries.
Past Features
2022
- December 2022: International Research Continues on Transition to Cleaner Cooking
- August 2022: Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Pesticides Are Key Topics for GEOHealth Programs
- October 2022: Working Toward the President’s Climate and Health Equity Goals
- June 2022: New Research Highlights Health Effects of Pesticides on Mothers and Their Children
- April 2022: Renewed NIEHS Program Focuses on Climate Change, Oceans, and Human Health
- February 2022: NIH Rallies Together to Develop Framework for Climate Change and Health
2021
- December 2021: Climate Change and Health Is Highlighted at Global and National Meetings
- October 2021: 2021 International Climate Change Reports Assess the Earth’s Climate
- August 2021: Global Study Evaluates Heat-Related Deaths Associated with Climate Change
- June 2021: Empowering the Public to Tackle Climate Change, Charting a Path for the U.S.
- April 2021: Global Environmental Health and the Administration’s Priorities and Executive Actions
- February 2021: New Study Finds Ocean Pollution a Threat to Human Health
2020
- December 2020: National Meetings Focus on the Importance of Addressing Climate Change
- October 2020: New Report Highlights Magnitude of Global Lead Poisoning in Children
- August 2020: GEH Day Draws Links Between Human Health and Global Environmental Change, Emphasizes Solutions
- June 2020: The COVID-19 Pandemic from a Global Environmental Health Perspective
- April 2020: New Report Outlines Strategy to Secure a Healthier Future for Children
- February 2020: NIEHS-sponsored Meetings Explore Health Effects of Endocrine Disruptors in Africa
2019
- December 2019: PAHO Proposes Strategy on Health, Environment and Climate Change for the Americas
- October 2019: GEH Reflections: Thoughts from Linda Birnbaum As She Steps Down As NIEHS Director
- August 2019: Researchers Build Capacity for Study of Dementia and Risk Factors in Kazakhstan
- June 2019: Collaborative Environmental Health Network Takes Final Steps to Become International Organization
- April 2019: International Experts Share Insights into Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology
- February 2019: First Global Forum Formalizes Network to Reduce Heat Health Risks
2018
- December 2018: Belmont Forum Advances International Collaboration on Climate and Health Research
- October 2018: Research Explores Link Between Global Wildfires, Climate Change, and Human Health
- August 2018: New Efforts Aim to Align Disaster and Climate Adaptation Research Strategies to Improve Global Health
- June 2018: Global Environmental Health Day 2018 Highlights Research Translation and Lessons Learned
- April 2018: Addressing the Global Burden of Environmental Disease Through Strategic Initiatives and Research
- February 2018: NIEHS and Fogarty Program Support Research to Improve Global Brain Health
2017
- December 2017: Lancet Reports Highlight Environmental Impacts and Exposures
- October 2017: Global Environmental Health Day 2017 Focuses on Community-Engaged Research Around the World
- August 2017: A Global Collaborative Approach to Improve Human Health Risk Assessment
- June 2017: Planetary Health Paradigm Finds Synergy and Gains Momentum
- April 2017: WHO Atlas Links Children’s Health and the Environment
- February 2017: Lancet Countdown Tracks International Progress on Health and Climate Change
2016
- December 2016: "Passionate Advocate" for DOHaD Retires from NIEHS
- October 2016: Chronic Kidney Disease on the Rise in South Asia and Central America
- August 2016: First Annual Global Environmental Health Day Celebrates Collaboration
- June 2016: Preventing Disease through Healthy Environments: New World Health Organization Study Quantifies Impacts and Identifies Solutions
- April 2016: New Report Distills the Science Behind Climate Change Impacts on Health
- February 2016: Bridging the Knowledge-to-Action Gap through Community-Engaged Research
2015
- December 2015: Global Network Grows to Assess Chemical Risks and Improve Health
- October 2015: Convergence on Climate Change and Health
- August 2015: Focus Sharpens on Climate Change and Public Health
- June 2015: Clean Cookstoves for Healthier Lives: Progress on a Complex Issue
- April 2015: A Sum Greater than the Parts: WHO Collaborative Network Aims to Improve Children’s Environmental Health
- February 2015: Scientists Expose Health Consequences of Environmental Contaminants on Mothers and Children in the Faroe Islands
- February 2015: A Look Back at the First Year of the NIEHS–WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Sciences
2014
- December 2014: DOHAD: Addressing Determinants of Health Through the Life Course Around the World
- October 2014: Climate Experts Warming to Consideration of Health Issues
- August 2014: Exposure to Environmental Contaminants among Inuit Children: Building Partnerships to Respond to Health Concerns
- June 2014: Climate Assessments on National and Global Scales
- April 2014: Air Pollution Accounts for 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide, According to New WHO Estimates
- February 2014: NIEHS Launches New Collaboration with the World Health Organization
2013
- December 2013: Environmental Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
- September 2013: RSV: Uncovering Gene-Environment Interactions
- July 2013: NIEHS Support for E-Waste Research
- July 2013: E-Waste Recycling in China: A Health Disaster in the Making?
- May 2013: Research and Remediation: Working with the Dhaka Community Hospital Trust
- May 2013: Arsenic: Learning the Effects, Lessening the Impacts in Bangladesh
- March 2013: The 2010 Global Burden of Disease Report: What It Means for NIEHS and Global Environmental Health
- January 2013: Fanning the Flames of Research on Cookstoves and Health
